Pacific Blue
ENIt is the blue of the immense Pacific Ocean. An intense blue that spins the retinas and floods the head with light. Heading for Polynesia.
French Polynesia
I discovered tiny islands, lost in the middle of the blue. Polynesia.
This "blue that hurts the eyes" to quote a journalist from Polynesia, Alex du Prel - author, among others, of the "absolute best-seller in Tahiti" (sic).
Pacific blue. We know the postcard... What's crazy is that it's really like this.
You must see it to believe it.
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There is the blue of the lagoons, translucent, azure, turquoise. Rather, an infinite variation of luminous, vibrant blues. Around, there is the dark and dense blue of the ocean, which rumbles as it breaks on the coral reef.
From the sky, from the beach, from the mountains - whatever the island, whatever the color of the sky - this incredible blue of the South Seas surrounds you, always. It's just stunning...
The immense ocean
The word Oceania takes on its full meaning when you look at the blue immensity under the plane's cabin. Always this strange feeling, when approaching the small landing strips built on a bed of coral, that we are going to land in the sea...
The islands of Polynesia gave me a feeling of isolation, of fragility as I had rarely experienced. They are crumbs of archipelagos, scattered thousands of kilometers from the continents - Asia, Australia, America. With the calcareous interlacing of the reef barriers for all protection.
I come back from it. My eyes are still full of blue.
Maupiti, Rangiroa, Moorea ... I will tell you soon this new and extraordinary escapade.
But if you can't wait for me to get back to a decent publishing pace, you can already go and read, on the blog FurtherThe impressions of my tourdumondist friend, with whom I shared a part of this Polynesian stopover.
(Ah, and then, besides, I must also continue my story on Raja Ampat...)
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And the absolute bestseller? Was it?
I'm reading False Pass. Not formidably well written (let's say), but very accurate in the descriptions! Once you've been there, you realize it 😉
@Marie: I would make the same point as you... 😉
eh, I recognized your first sight of a plane right away!!!
I spent 10 days in Bora Bora many years ago....... 🙁
You probably crossed a pack of sharks and rays there.
I was lucky enough to see my first Manta in Bora and what's more on the occasion of my 100th dive, you don't forget that!!!!
can't wait to see the photos....
@Laurence: I only flew over Bora Bora, I didn't go there... But I discovered Maupiti and I dived Rangiroa. Not too bad for a first time, I'd say...
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Simply "waooh". Is that the reason for the ultramarine blue? 😀
@IsaM: yes, the blue of the sea over there is downright "waooh", as you say... So I went and dug out a Wikipedia entry on the subject (ultramarine blue):
>>> http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bleu_outremer
Very interesting (see also all the blues listed, at the foot of the page). In fact, ultramarine blue was originally made from lapis lazuli, which was brought from Afghanistan, a faraway land across the seas... 😉
Hello Corinne,
What a beautiful text filled with beautiful quotes!
Oceania, I think 😉 it's everyone's dream to be able to go there...
How I envy you 🙂
Thank you for these beautiful and beautiful pictures, it gives chills!
Looking forward.
@Roxanne: yes, I sigh with nostalgia myself, rediscovering my images... More coming soon!!!!
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Outch, ca y'est j'envie d'y retourner 😀 😀
I can't wait to read about your dives, what did you think of those in Moorea?
Good luck with the Shift if you just got back 😛
Julian
@Julien: I didn't dive in Moorea, because I didn't have the time... I just spent one last relaxing day there before taking the plane back home. I mostly dived at Rangiroa (which you know). I'll be back to tell you all about it very soon!!!
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You have made an infidelity to your beloved Asia!
I hope you didn't regret it!
Polynesia remains for me my best diving memory (whales, dolphins, turtles, mantas, sharks galore ...), but also on earth with breathtaking landscapes and lovely people!
Maupiti ... my favorite island ... and pension Poe iti with lobster at will!
Fakarava and my most beautiful dives (the wall of grey sharks in the south pass!!!), too bad you didn't make the short hop from Rangi!
Thanks again for making us dream with your site ... and thanks again for your advice on Borneo (Sipadan and Derawan), an unforgettable trip too!
Can't wait for the rest of the story 😀
@Costarico32: I didn't have enough time, unfortunately, otherwise I'd have put Fakarava on the program for sure... So I'll have to go back... 😉
Wonderful! As someone who moved to Mauritius, I love this blue! For me, it's the Indian Ocean all year round, happiness! But there are still so many destinations to explore. Bali charmed me so much, your blog makes me want to go there again! Thanks for sharing!
Emma